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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 196 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #31 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 66% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Accounting at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 30 students majoring in accounting at SMU MN, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Accounting at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Accounting at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Accounting at Capella University Report

With a ranking of #8, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Bemidji State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Bemidji State University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 636
Iowa 129
Kansas 277
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 47
South Dakota 37

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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